optical salaries
282 H-1B & PERM records for "optical", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$112516
Average Salary
$21757
Minimum
$227773
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY VISION INC. | OPTICAL ENGINEER | SAN JOSE, CA | $149000 | Green Card | Jan 24, 2023 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Optical Engineer II | REDMOND, WA | $148994 - $168994 | Green Card | Dec 11, 2017 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Engineer, Imaging Optics | Menlo Park, CA | $148960 - $168960 | Green Card | May 3, 2021 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | Redmond, WA | $146411 - $166411 | Green Card | Sep 11, 2020 |
| KLA Corporation | Optical Engineer | $145600 - $175100 | Green Card | Nov 27, 2023 | |
| 10x Genomics, Inc. | Senior Optical Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $145000 - $165000 | H-1B | Aug 18, 2021 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Component Engineer | MENLO PARK, CA | $145000 - $165000 | Green Card | Apr 25, 2019 |
| KLA Corporation | Optical Engineer | $144200 - $175100 | Green Card | Nov 20, 2023 | |
| LightRiver Technologies, Inc | Optical Deployment Project Manager | Concord, CA | $143187 | Green Card | Jul 12, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $143080 - $163080 | Green Card | Jun 23, 2020 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | REDMOND, WA | $140800 - $160800 | Green Card | Apr 9, 2018 |
| KLA CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $140424 - $147445 | Green Card | Dec 14, 2021 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Engineer | Redmond, WA | $140000 - $160000 | Green Card | May 13, 2021 |
| ATIEVA USA, INC. | Sr. Optical Design & Simulation Engineer | Newark, CA | $140000 - $160000 | Green Card | Aug 4, 2020 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | Redmond, WA | $140000 - $160000 | Green Card | Feb 24, 2021 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | Redmond, WA | $140000 - $160000 | Green Card | Aug 15, 2019 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | MENLO PARK, CA | $140000 - $160000 | Green Card | Mar 19, 2019 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | MENLO PARK, CA | $140000 - $160000 | Green Card | May 28, 2019 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | SENIOR OPTICAL ENGINEER | REDMOND, WA | $140000 | H-1B | Jun 5, 2013 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | SENIOR OPTICAL ENGINEER | REDMOND, WA | $140000 | H-1B | Jun 3, 2013 |
| INFINERA CORPORATION | Principal Hardware Development Engineer (Optical … | SUNNYVALE, CA | $139498 - $156900 | Green Card | Jul 17, 2015 |
| Verily Life Sciences LLC | Senior Optical Scientist 1615.76160 | $139235 - $214000 | Green Card | May 9, 2024 | |
| ARCHCOM TECHNOLOGY INC. | Product Manager-Transmitter Optical Sub Assembly | AZUSA, CA | $139235 | Green Card | Apr 22, 2014 |
| ASML US LP | Senior Optical Sensing Engineer 2 | Wilton, CT | $139234 - $215050 | Green Card | May 31, 2023 |
| KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | MILPITAS, CA | $138720 | Green Card | Jun 17, 2014 |
| SUGHRUE MION, PLLC | Associate Attorney (Physical, Optical, Electrical… | WASHINGTON, DC | $137114 | Green Card | Nov 3, 2017 |
| APPLE INC. | Optical Science Engineer | $137093 - $196500 | Green Card | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| Jabil Inc. | Lead Optical Process Development Engineer | St Petersburg, FL | $136746 | Green Card | May 1, 2018 |
| AMAZON DATA SERVICES, INC. | Optical Network Development Engineer II | Seattle, WA | $136000 - $184000 | Green Card | Nov 9, 2022 |
| KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | MILPITAS, CA | $135993 | Green Card | May 22, 2017 |
| NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION | Optical DWDM Transmission (Subsea) HWI Engineer | Murray Hill, NJ | $135926 - $170512 | Green Card | Sep 24, 2021 |
| GOPRO INC. | Optical Test Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $135000 | Green Card | Dec 17, 2020 |
| GOOGLE LLC | Display Optical Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $133000 - $173000 | Green Card | Dec 15, 2020 |
| ASML US, LP | Optical Engineer 3 | $132292 - $138000 | Green Card | Apr 18, 2024 | |
| GOOGLE LLC | Camera Optical Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $131000 - $181000 | Green Card | Oct 5, 2022 |
| WATERS CORPORATION | Principal Optical Scientist | Milford, MA | $130547 | Green Card | Dec 6, 2019 |
| APPLE INC. | Optical Science Engineer | $130000 - $196500 | Green Card | Aug 23, 2023 | |
| ONET COMMUNICATIONS USA, INC. | Senior Hardware Engineer – Optical Transceiver De… | San Jose, CA | $130000 | Green Card | Feb 11, 2022 |
| 10X GENOMICS, INC. | Optical Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $130000 - $150000 | Green Card | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Lumentum Operations LLC | Engineer Staff, Optical | Milpitas, CA | $130000 | Green Card | Jun 14, 2017 |
| GRAKON, LLC | Senior Optical Engineer | SEATTLE, WA | $130000 | Green Card | Sep 24, 2015 |
| LEIA Inc. | Optical Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $129626 | Green Card | Jan 13, 2016 |
| Panasonic Corporation of North America … | Senior Optical Engineer | PEACHTREE CITY, GA | $129043 - $157637 | H-1B | Jun 12, 2024 |
| ASML US, LP | Optical Sensing Engineer 3 | $128061 - $138000 | Green Card | Dec 5, 2023 | |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Optical Engineer (Hardware Engineer) | REDMOND, WA | $128000 - $148000 | Green Card | May 9, 2019 |
| INFINERA CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | San Jose, CA | $127360 | Green Card | Feb 17, 2022 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | REDMOND, WA | $127000 - $147000 | Green Card | Mar 21, 2018 |
| KLATencor Corporation | Optical Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $126749 | Green Card | Aug 28, 2020 |
| Panasonic Automotive Systems America, L… | Senior Optical Engineer | Peachtree City, GA | $126000 - $136000 | H-1B | Sep 12, 2024 |
| NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION | Optical Management System Developer | $125161 - $131362 | Green Card | Sep 25, 2024 |
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